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Kat

@straussdraws.bsky.social
42 followers 36 following 364 posts

Illustrator, storyteller, sudoku player. Doing the least ambitious stuff on here, exposing my psyche one diary comic at a time. she/her

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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
AND IDK HOW TO REMOVE IT
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
just accidentally reacted to MY OWN REPLY on MY OWN LINKEDIN POST with the „funny“ emote. … hell. fire and tar. for a thousand years
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
there is no way it‘s October, right?! hello?? 🥲
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Linnea Sterte @decassette.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
shouldn't post him, but
weevil-faced little bug person in a cloak. hood down, hood up.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
don‘t mean to be all „lul adulting sux“. I have it so fcking easy compared to most. still, the soul drain is incrementally increasing, constantly. and for what? for what
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
the older you get, the more just existing on a base fcking level drains you. errands. chores. birthday gifts. listening. giving giving giving giving. it‘s expected. it‘s your only option if you want to stay alive in a way that matters.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ramparts of Ice is so good!! Finally another school Shoujo anime that treats its characters with respect and digs into their psyche. They‘re so well written, it feels like they‘re real people. And I love the chibi-style interludes. ☃️💛
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In two weeks, I‘ll travel to extended family over the weekend with my mom. And yes, I‘m already anxious as hell over it 😭 No wonder my friends have asked me in multiple ways if I have any trauma related to travel, bc most people do this FOR FUN
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
even at Gamescom there was plenty Hail Mary merch and some Bloody Mary too!! good chances! 💛
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Illustration Jobs @illustration-jobs.com · 24/08/2026
Looking for illustration work, contests or open applications? Follow Illustration Jobs and we'll keep surfacing useful links in one place. illustration-jobs.com
illustration-jobs.com
Illustration Jobs
Jobs for illustrators.
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Lena @lenadick.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Heyyy, thanks for 🔥666🔥 follows on my birthday! Let’s do a horn-themed art share 😈 hehe Share something about you and your art featuring horns: devils, demons, creatures, OCs, anything goes! Don't forget to support each other. Like what you love and follow the artists you enjoy! ❤️ #artshare
Digital painting. Side portrait. Person with light skin, blue eyes, dark hair and thick devil horns. Neutral look on their face. Slightly opened mouth. Simple red background. "ARTSHARE" is written beneath the face.

#ArtShare || #ArtistOnBluesky || #Illustration || #ConceptArt || #CharacterArt || #FantasyArt || #CreatureArt || #HornedCharacter
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
they should invent an email that doesnt find you
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
YESSS exactly!! What makes these characters interesting beyond „being hot“ and a constellation of „booktok tropes“?!?!
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Not to mention every single character card / book cover just looks like a yassified pinterest reference pic. Pouty lips, abs, the exact same facial features. Same poses. Bodice ripper style retired in favor of Disney-Pinterest amalgamation styley
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I follow lots of publishing houses for career reasons, and the state of the NA Romance genre never ceases to amaze me… just saw a „dystomance“ set AFTER WORLD WAR THREE where the 18yo heroine is the specialest soul on the planet and falls for her bodyguard. … WORLD WAR THREE
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Awoooo!!
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
once again at a loss on what and how to post on my main IG account. it‘s comprised of adolescent THG fans, people I have worked with and am actively working with, some friends, oddballs, and an endless amorphous sea of strangers.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
the plateau of my art skill has been on my mind … is this really the ceiling? 🌧️ but life‘s been so nice lately. maybe the ceiling of your ambitions is secondary to the roof of your home <3
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I looked up „trypophobia“ on google bc of the spelling, and even JUST the example pictures of the lil wikipedia window on the right gave me horrid gooseflesh and shivers. NO. NOOOOOO
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
bro I seriously developed visceral trypophobia because of an AI generated street food menu yesterday… it was a „fish burger“ where the bun had a fish scale texture and salad that can only be described as pure 0% organic trypophobia.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I baked them cookies! I always say „good day“, „please“ and „thank you“! But I can tell by the tone of their voice and the looks. Great rejection therapy for the lil people pleaser inside, all of this
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Basically I think I seem like a grumpy lunatic now to my neighbors who think I‘m strange to begin with. 🥹 Idk what else to do… I always greet them and do small talk, am as quiet as possible, receive their packages and put them in front of their doors, bring out the bins for collection….
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
After months of enduring loud bass-heavy music for hours on end at random times of day, I sent a message to the house neighbor group chat. Yesterday, 11:23 PM. Problem is, idk if my neighbors are to blame, and I know that the music is only audible in my BEDROOM (must be the cheap walls).
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
NOT COMPLAINING but man… Man
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My super smart car app showed a problem with my car‘s automatic stopp-and-go function early on Saturday, so I spent the entire weekend lowkey worrying about making an appointment w/ a mechanic since I‘m also driving a total of 7 hrs this weekend. Guess what. The notification is gone. 😂
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I‘m getting into the habit of rolling my eyes… like some cartoon character!!!! but it does help with exasperation and annoyance. life hack 🎀
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Metin Seven, Moon Child's dad 🌝 @seven.eurosky.social · 18/07/2026
Meme, showing two panels with two persons driving in cars.

Panel / person 1: "People in 1999 using the Internet as an escape from reality."

Panel / person 2: "People in 2026 using reality as an escape from the Internet."
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
working on a new diary comic. in the notes app. mwahahah
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
i‘ve developed an addiction to working on my OWN pegasus story lol … calm down brain, you literally came up with this drug yourself
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
„your twenties THIS your twenties THAT“ no. Your twenties are for getting to know all kinds of exhaustion on a base level. So when the real abyss hits you at least already have a playlist and half a strategy ✌️✌️✌️
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
tbh i never had that body i think… weak & gotesquely proportioned since 1999
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
this body „I didn‘t sleep well for 2 weeks and have things to do, unacceptable. best I can do is fall apart“
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
ear infection, open sore in the corner of my mouth, still sleep deprived - f#ck this ancient 27-year old brittle body 😭
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
thanks Lena 💛 Sometimes I think I‘m the best version of myself when I am away from them, so it‘s understandable they only see the much worse, previous version. But I want to be there when it gets tough. Show up. I just don‘t know how, and I‘m ashamed & scared.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
sleep deficit so huge it‘s sharpening like a blade and hanging on a thinning thread right above my head. Call that Sleep Depravation of Damocles
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
how to truly help when you don‘t know how? when there is nothing to be said? when nothing you can do would make a difference? i dont even know where to start. i‘m ashamed.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
short vent; my extended family aren‘t huge fans of me. They are polite. But I do not belong like my cousins do. Well, I see their point though, now. I really don‘t do anything for the family when it matters. From their pov I‘m a spoiled brat who sometimes brings salad to family bbq.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I felt empty most of the festival, too. Like everybody was at a birthday party they were invited to, and I was just in the same room by happenstance. Thank you Lena! 🫂
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
ur so funny pls don‘t stop drawing comics
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I‘m so annoyed with myself. I wish I was more resilient, more determined, less socially awkward. I wish it didn‘t feel like I wasted this opportunity. I wish I was younger. I wish I fit in.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Do I love animation if I don‘t queue for a movie for more than 2 hrs? Do I love animation to the point I beg and plead and sacrifice all I can for the OPPORTUNITY of a POSSIBLE job that pays barely above average?
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The people I talked to were lovely. But there is a difference between politeness and genuine interest. Everybody was a unique mixture of hyped and anxious, eyes always darting around for someone more interesting or beloved to talk to instead.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Annecy Animation Festival over. Nothing to write home about. Suffered greatly because of the heat and sleep depravation. Feel empty. Deeply questioning if I belong in this industry.
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
daily dogs are on hold until my life is boring again 🎀
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Dog’nDrink of the Day: Great Dane & Godfather feat. Danish quote
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Yes!! In the process of setting everything up well and proper actually. (Business PayPal & KoFi mainly) Perfect timing! 🕺 We can chat on here or via email hello@kathrinstraussdraws.com
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Yes! During the good old twitter days. :)
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Dog‘n Drink‘o‘Day: Komondor & Oyster Stout
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Dog‘n Drink‘o‘Day: Chihuahua
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Kat @straussdraws.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Drink’nDog’o’Day: Corgi & Strawberry Daiquiri
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